Let the Summer fun begin!

Magrath Days Parade and all the Rice gang

Kayden and Wesley patiently waiting for the parade (CANDY) to start!

What these two are up to - we seldom know!

These cuties are waiting, waiting, waiting.  Blake was smart and brought a drink!

The start of the parade!  Hooray!  It is always worth the wait!

Zombie candy catchers?

I think the boys think if you call out to the "float" people that they will get more candy!

For a small town, Magrath puts on a really fun Parade!


This year we went to Magrath for Magrath Days (as we usually do).  It is always super fun - filled with family, baseball, yummy food, the parade and all sorts of great activities.  The boys love being with all the cousins! 

Post Parade Shenanigans

Okay, so usually at the end of the parade, the fire trucks hose off the kids and all is well. They are happy and cool and have a bucket full of candy. Well, this year, they didn't do it, so, Uncle Nate decided to take the water sitch into his own hands??? What do you think happened next?

The Ever Famous Magrath Days Parade!

Jaren and some of his cousins, hanging out and patiently waiting for the parade to start.

Carter must be doing something interesting, huh Brock?  Wes, the more serious waiter, has his eyes glued to the road.

Wow, this is SO much fun waiting for the parade to start!

The big cousins - Kayden, Mitchell, Spencer and Alex (along with baby John and little Mady), look a lot happier to be in the best parade watching spot!

OH YAY!  The parade has finally made it here!  Now, time for the candy catching!

Tyler got some candy and thought he should test it out right away!

I love this sweet pic of Carson in action.  Go little buddy - catch that candy!

I know exactly what they are thinking "if we wave, they are more likely to throw us candy..."

And, the end.  Kayden looks like he is right in there with the Star Wars dudes.  Last year, they passed out cool Star Wars candy.  Maybe by the time they got to us, they were out (we sit at the very end of the parade at Ciana's house).  It is actually pretty sweet.  We usually get dumped on - cause the peeps were saving their candy, you know, being conservative, and then they just throw it all our way!  Hooray for Magrath Days Parade!